PharmD Student Perspective
Anna Lattos shares her experience in the School of Pharmacy’s Rural Health PharmD option, in the classroom and on rotation.
Read Anna's BlogUniversity of Wisconsin‒Madison Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students can customize their degree to stand out in the job market and prepare for specialized career paths.
Our Rural Health program allows you to tailor your education to your interests. In this program, you’ll learn how public heath intersects with health care in rural settings. Students completing this program will be innovators in rural practice settings, capable of serving their rural communities through expanding novel patient care models, collaborating with interprofessional colleagues, and practicing at the top of their license.
As the most accessible health care provider, pharmacists play a vital role in many rural communities, often the first point of contact for most people and sometimes the only health care professional for some patients. Pharmacists working in rural areas must have great breadth of knowledge and clinical skills — from running immunizations to battling public health crises, and from developing innovative new patient services to coordinating care and everything in between.
After completing the Rural Health program, PharmD graduates enter the workforce ready to serve communities located far from metro areas and/or with limited access to medical centers and help change lives in improving the health of residents.
The Rural Health program is open to third-year PharmD students.
Specialized coursework within this program focuses heavily on the needs of rural and underserved populations, with emphasis on preventative care, addiction, mental health, and policy to drive positive change. You’ll learn from top rural pharmacy leaders to explore innovative pharmacy practice models. The program features hands-on experience to immerse students in rural pharmacy practice.
Anna Lattos shares her experience in the School of Pharmacy’s Rural Health PharmD option, in the classroom and on rotation.
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